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MACHINE FOR HEADING BARRELS. No. 320,159. Patented June 16, 1885.

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J. MULVANEY.

MACHINE FOR HEADING BARRELS.

No. 320,159. r Patented June 16, 1885.

UNITED STATES JOHN MULVANEY, OF CINCINNATI,

OHIO, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO ANDREXV P. DUMLER, OF SAME PLACE.

MACHINE FOR HEADING BARRELS.

EPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 320,159, dated June 16,1885.

Application filed April 10, 1885. (N model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

, Be it known that I, J OHN MULYANEY, a citizen of the United States,anda resident of Oincinnati, in the county of Hamilton and State ofOhio, have invented a certain new and use fnl Machine for HeadingBarrels, of which the following is a specification.

Myinvention is a machine for heading barrels. Its object is toaccomplish by a compact machine which requires no skilled labor tooperate it the work which required many skilled mechanics to perform anda great deal of space for its performance. This I accomplish by thedevice represented in the accompanying drawings, in which-- Figure 1 isa plan view of my machine. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same, thedriving-shaft being taken in section through line :0 x of Fig. 1. Fig. 3is a side elevation of one of the radial arms,with the hooked finger atits end in position to grasp and spread the staves of the barrel toreceive the head. Fig. 4 is a similar view of the same arm, with thespreading-finger thrown up as it is when the arm is forced incompressing the staves to receive the hoops after thehead has beeninserted. Fig. 5 is avertical section of the machine, taken through liney y of Fig. 1.

The frame or table upon which the opera tive parts are mounted is a flatring, -A,which has a flange, a, projecting up from its outer edge. Thistable is mounted upon legs or standards B, which are preferably made ofmetal tubing. The tableis secured upon these by bolts passing throughlugs b,whicl1 project from the table and through the tubular legs, thehead of the bolt being countersunk into the under side of the base-plateb,which is secured on the floor. The upper surface of the ring A and theinner edge of its flange a are planed off smooth to form a seat for thering 0, which is also turned or planed off smooth upon its under sideand outer edge, to allow it to move freely upon the bed-plate A withinthe annular flange (4. Upon the top of this ring is secured the toothedsegment D, which engages the worm upon shaft E, by which the ring 0 isgiven a reciprocating rotary movement upon the bed-plate A by means ofthe beveled friction-pulleys F Fand G. The pulleys F F are secured uponthe shaft f, which has a longitudinal movement in its bearings f, toalternately bring one or the other of the pulleys F in frictionalcontact with pulley G. The shaft f is driven by a belt passing over thepulley f and is moved laterally in its bearings by a crank-lever, II,which is fulcrumed on the under side of the table A. Portions of theinner edge of the ring O are provided with teeth, to engage the teeth ofthe cogs Lwhich are journaled upon studs secured in the bed-plate A. Theteeth of these cogwheels mesh with the teeth upon one edge of the radialarms J, which are fitted to slide radially in bearings projecting upfrom the inner edge of the table A and from the top of the outer flange,a.

It will be seen that when the shaft E is revolved in one direction itwill giveapartialrotation to the ring O,and this ring Othrough the cogsI will move the radial arms inward toward the center. As the oppositepulley F is brought in contact with the wheel G the shaft will rotate inthe opposite direction, carrying the ring 0 partially around in thereverse direction, and carrying the radial arms outward from the center.The outward movement of the radial arms J is for the purpose ofspreading the staves of the barrel for the purpose of inserting thehead, and the inward movement for the purpose of pressing thestaves ontothe head and holding them there until the upper hoop is placed uponthem.

K is a revolving pillar, which has four arms, 7t, projecting from it.The outer end of each arm has a perforated boss to receive a shaft, Z,which projects down from the center of the disk L, upon which the barrelrests. The pillar has also projecting from it lever-arms k, by which itis rotated to bring the platform L and the barrel which rests upon itcentrally under the table, as seen in Figs. 1, 2, and 5. Vhen the barrelis in this position, the shaft Z of the platform L is over the end ofthe treadle M, by which it is elevated to bring it up to be acted uponby the radial arms and their connections.

To the inner ends of the arms J are hinged the hooked fingers N,thehooked ends of which are circular, to conform to the inner edge orfirmly on the head.

chine of the barrel. WVhen the barrel is in the position shown in thedrawings, these fingers drop within the chine, and as the shaft E isrevolved in one direction they are drawn out and the staves spread apartwide enough to receive the head of the barrel.

, I will now describe the means by which the barrel-head is brought inthe proper position and held while the staves are closed upon it and thehoop placed in position.

On the outer edge of the table A is mounted a crane, O, which hasaswinging arm, 0, fulcrumed in lugs projecting down from the outer endof the crane. The end of the lever 0 passes under the crane and betweentwo curved guides, 0, which steady its movements when elevated andlowered. To the outer end of this arm 0 is a swinging arm, 0, whichcarries at its lower end cross-head 0 The arms of this cross-head havepoints projecting down, which are forced into the head of the barrelwhile it rests upon the platform P, which is supported upon a leg, B,which is braced to the leg B of the table by a brace, 13. The craneturns upon a Vertical shaft which passes up through its tubular collars.

Upon the upper end ofthis shaft 0 is a collar, 0*, which has a lipprojecting down from it, as shown in dotted line, Fig. 2, engaging thehorizontal arm of the crane, and stopping it with the cross'head 0vertically over the cen ter of the platform P. A similar stop, 0 securedupon the lower end of the shaft stops the crane with the barrel headvertically above the open end of the barrel. 7

On the platform P are sliding stops p,which slide radially, to providefor holding the different-sized heads centrally upon the platform.

Now, the barrel being in the position represented in Fig. 5, and thestaves spread apart as shown, and the barrel-head of the proper sizebeing placed upon the platform 1?, the crosshead is brought down uponthe barre1-head with sufficient force to drive the pins on the underside of it into the wood. The lever o is then lifted up, bringing thebarrel-head above the table and platform. It is then swung around untilthe crane is arrested by the stop 0 ,when it is let down to the positionshown in Fig. 5. The shaft E is then revolved in the opposite directionby bringing the opposite pulleyF against the pulley G by means of thelever H. The radial arms are carried inward, releasing the fingers Nfrom the staves. The plungersR coming in contact with the outside of thestaves,they are forced back against the end rof the arm J. As the armscontinue inward the staves are forced together and clamped In'themeantime, the fingers N are thrown up by the plunger-rod r, pressingback the lever 1, which is linked to n. Projecting up from the arm J isa stud, 9', upon which the projection it stops before the the arm n ofthe finger Nbya connecting-rod, finger N comes to a vertical position.The purpose of this is to insure the dropping of the finger N to thehorizontal position by gravity hand to receive the head. WVhen so soonas the arms J are carried outward and the plunger R brought out ofcontact with the staves. YVhile the staves are pressed together by thearms J, and the fingers in the position shown in Fig. 4.,the lever 0 iselevated and the crane swung around to the position shown in Fig. 1. Theheading-hoop is now placed on the barrel and treadle M released, theshaft is revolved by means of one of the levers It, thus bringing outthe headed barrel and carrying another one into the position to be actedupon as before.

Secured upon a stud-pin, Q, is a swinging catch, q, the lower edge ofwhich is notched to pass over the lever and stop the barrel in theproper position to be acted upon by the machine.

It will be observed that a portion of the flange a is cut away, topermit the toothed portion of the segment D to project beyond theperiphery of the ring 0 to engage thespiral worm upon shaft E. The shortsegment D, which is secured upon the bed-plate A opposite the spiralworm on shaft E, prevents the ring Gfrom springing inward under theaction of the worm-gearQ It will also be noticed that the arms J havevertical slots, as shown by broken section in Fig. 4, to receive thelever r",by which the fingers are elevated when the sliding piece R isforced against the end r of the arm J. This pieceR has in addition tothe rod r,which bears against the lever 1, two additional rods-one uponeach side of the rod rwhich enter perforations in the piece 1-, tosteady the movement of the piece R and hold it from turning.

It is of course understood that when the barrels come to the headingmachine the chine has been formed, and the groove to receive the headalso finished upon the crozingmachine, and the end trusshoops knockedoff so that the staves may be separated by the fingers N the same astheyare now separated by the head is inserted, the buffers R 1 force thestaves perfectly tight against the rim of the head, so that the end hoopwhen slipped to its place holds them firmly and makes a much closerjoint than is possible by driving the hoop, as is now commonly done. Inthe heading of barrels it would be a great saving of time to use mystave spreading fingers alone without the stave-compressing devices, andthe stave-compressing device can beused to great advantage even when theheads are put in by hand.

What I claim is 1. In a barrel-heading machine, the combination of thesupporting-frame, the radial arms J, mounted thereon, and having attheir inner ends the hinged fingers N, with suitable driving mechanismto actuate the said arms J radially, for the purpose of spreading thestaves to receive the head, substantially as specified.

2. The combination, ina barrel-heading ma chine, of thesupporting-frame, the radial arms J, mounted thereon, and having attheir adjacent ends curved buffers R r,with mechanism,

such as described, to actuate said arms radially, for the purpose ofcompressing the staves upon the inserted head for the easyinsertion ofthe end hoop, substantially as specified.

3. In a barrel-heading machine, the combination, substantially asspecified, of the supporting-frame, the radial arms J, mounted thereon,said radial arms being provided at their adjacent ends with the hingedstavespreading fingers, and the curved stave-compressing buffers R,withsuitable driving mechanism, such as shown, to draw the arms outwardly,spreading the staves for the reception of the head, and to force theminwardly to compress the staves upon the inserted head.

4. In a machine for heading barrels, the combination, substantially asspecified, of the rack-arm J, fingers N, hinged to theinner end of saidarms, the sliding buffer B, rod lever 0- and connecting-rodn, with cogsI and driving mechanism to withdraw the said arms, for the purpose ofspreading the staves for the insertion of the head, and when the head isin serted compressing the staves upon it, automatically throwing up thefingers at the same time, to facilitate the placing of the end hoop.

The combination, substantially as specified, of the bed A a, supportedupon legs B, the ring 0, having a reciprocating movement upon said bed,actuated by the rack-segment D, and wormgear on shaft E, and thecogwheels I, meshing into cogged segments formed upon the inner edge ofsaid ring G,with the re ciprocating rack-arms J, mounted upon said bed,and having a reciprocating radial movement imparted by said cogs I, thesaid arms being also provided with the hinged fingers N, and thestave-compressing and finger-ele' vating devices R, 1', 0"", and n.

6. In combination withabarrel-hcading machine having devices to spreadthe staves, as shown, the head-carrying crane 0, having the hinged lever0, depending arm 0, and pivoted cross-head 0 for conveying the headwithin the spreading staves and retaining it in position until clampedin place, substantially as specified.

7. In a barretheading machine such as described, the combination of therevolving barrel-carrier K kit, having perforated bosses to receive theshank Z of disk L, with treadle M, to elevate the barrel to bring itunder the action of the heading devices, substantially as specified.

Signed at Cincinnati, in the countyof Hamilton and State ol'Ohio, thisth day of March, A. D. 1885.

JOHN MULVANEY.

Vitnesses:

CASPER MILns, GEO. J. MURRAY.

